Yarn or thread on cards



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IJOI-IN J. CLARK, OF NEWv YORK, N. Y.

SPINDLE FOR WINDIN'G YARN OR THREAD ON CARDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent N0. 405,077, dated J' une11, 1889.

Application filed November 30, 1888. Serial No. 292,171,l (No model.)

T0 a/ZZ whom, it my concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. CLARK, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of New York, in the county of New York and State ofNew York, have invented an Improved Spindle for Winding Yarn or Threadon Cards; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making part of the same.

My invention consists in a preferably split or forked spindle, in whichthe cards are placed upon which the yarn, thread, or cord is to bewound, one or each'fork or side of the spindle having a catch into whichthe free end of the yarn is caught or inserted, so that when the card isdrawn from the spindle the said free end of the yarn, thread, or cord isdrawn in between the coils or turns of the same and the card, andthereby neatly fastened without any further manipulation.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a card upon which theyarn is to be wound; Fig. 2, a side View of the spindle which holds androtates the cards for windin`g the yarn; Fig. 3, an edgeviewr of thesame.; Fig. 4, a side View of the spindle and card therein and yarnwound around the same, the broken-off end of the yarn being caught iuthe catch thereof, ready for the withdrawal of the card from thespindle; Fig. 5, a View of the card with the yarn on it, after thewithdrawal of the same from the spindle, and showing the end of the yarnas it is fastened by the act of withdrawing the card from the spindle;Figs. G, 7, S, 9, and l0, views showing modified forms of the catch ofthe spindle for holding the ends of the yarn.

Like letters designate corresponding parts in all of the figures.

The spindle A is thin and of sufficient width to embrace the middle partof a card B, where the yarn @cis wound on the card,4

while the card at the ends c c is wider than the middle part and widerthan the spindle. The spindle has a notch or opening b edgewise in it,as shown in Fig. 3, of sufficient width to receive the cards one by onetherein in the position shown in Fig. el. The spindle being rotated,theyarn c is wound around both vspindle and the card, as shown in Fig. 4.Then the required quantity of yarn has been wound on the spindle andcard, the unwound extension y of the yarn is entered by hand into acatch c at the outer or free end of the spindle and broken off, as shownalso in Fig. 4. This catch is conveniently formed by notching into theend of the spindle, as at d, and forming a kind of hook, as at f,laterally from the notch; but I do not limit myself to this manner ofmaking the catch; and in making the catch by thus notching the spindle Ido not limit myself to any particular form of notching, but may adoptany one of various forms. l illustrate several modified forms of thecatch in Figs. 6, 7, 8, and 9. A notch is generally made in each side orfork of the spindle, although one notch or catch for each spindle willserve the purpose. In Fig. l0 the catch is formed by a wire projectingfrom the spindle in the form of a loop or hook.

The entering of the yarn into the catch c of the spindle is very easilyand quickly effected. It may be broken off either after or beforeentering it into the catch. Then the card, with the wound yarn on it, isslipped from the spindle, and in doing so the catch of the spindle,holding upon the end y of the yarn, draws the same under the turns ofthe wound yarn, as shown in Fig. 5, whereby the same is securelyfastened without further manipulation or trouble.

I claim as my invention- A spindle for winding yarn upon cards, providedwith a catch to hold the free end of said yarn, and adapted to draw thesame under the turns of the wound yarn when the card is withdrawn fromthe spindle, substantially as herein set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOHN J. CLARK.

Witnesses:

WILKIE M. CURTIS, HARRY F. HUBBARD.

